And yet, deep inside, I know this is not true. There is no magic formula that can cure these things. Being human is complicated and messy. There is sorrow and joy, love and loss, beauty and ugliness. And I long for my heart to grow large enough to contain it all.
Swallowed words
Once upon a time, there was a young girl who swallowed a word. She didn’t quite know why she couldn’t speak that word. Maybe she was afraid of what others would think. Maybe she felt like her word was too much of a burden for others. But like so many things in life, her small... Continue Reading →
As a kid, I loved to play with the hose in the yard on a warm summer day. It was fun to create kinks in the hose, causing the water to slow down or completely stop flowing. And when we released those kinks, the force of the water was strong for a while before adjusting... Continue Reading →